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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7110598 | Automatic color constancy for image sensors An electronic imaging system operates as closely as possible to the cone spectral response space to obtain a human eye-like long, medium, short (LMS) wavelength response. An input image, for example, red-green-blue (RGB), is transformed to an LMS color space similar... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7092345 | Optical module An optical module has a first light source which emits a first light beam from a first light emission point in a predetermined direction, a second light source which emits a second light beam from a second light emission point in the predetermined direction, and an ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089352 | CAM modified to be used for statistic calculation in network switches and routers A content addressable memory (CAM) device includes a plurality of entries each having an associated counter. When a CAM entry matches a search word stored in the comparand register of the CAM device, the matching entry's counter may be incremented. Alternatively, if... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7019378 | Field-shielded SOI-MOS structure free from floating body effects, and method of fabrication therefor A silicon-on-insulator structure provides an effective drift field for holes, and simultaneously enhanced recombination centers for holes and electrons. The structure includes a silicon substrate, an oxide insulation layer disposed above the silicon substrate, a sil... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6956272 | Support frame for semiconductor packages A semiconductor die package having an elastomeric substrate with a first support frame and a second support frame. The first support frame has a cavity within which a semiconductor die is placed. The second support frame may have an optional cavity. The optional cav... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955395 | Module-structure for roof trim A module-structure for roof trim, in which a roof trim and various accessories are modularized, capable of avoiding interference with vehicle body units such as a curtain type air bag, simplified in structure and enhanced in workability ease is to be provided. The c... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6908571 | Process and reactor for the preparation of hydrogen and carbon monoxide rich gas Soot formation is suppressed in the preparation of hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide rich gas by arranging on at least a surface of an upper portion of a reactor a catalytic material which is active in steam reforming hydrocarbons, introducing a hydrocarbon feedstock ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6893448 | Endoscopic capsular suture plication instrument and method An instrument for surgical suturing includes a shaft, and a needle disposed slidably for longitudinal travel with respect to the shaft. A prong formed on one end of the shaft projects across a longitudinal axis of the needle and has an opening formed through the pro... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6891076 | Process for the recovery of perfluorinated sulphonic acids from spent acid residue Process for the recovery of perfluorinated sulphonic acid from a hydrocarbon residue, comprising the steps of (a) treating the residue with an alkyl ammonium salt of the perfluorinated sulphonic acid or a mixture of an alkyl ammonium salt of the perfluo... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6878448 | Epoxy resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation and semiconductor device using the same The present invention provides a biphenyl based epoxy resin comprising a curing agent and an inorganic filler containing an alkali alkaline earth metal oxide wherein the epoxy resin has a variation rate of hardness at 25° C. and a relative humidity of 50% for 72 ho... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6846119 | Method and handheld device for printing A handheld printing device and method for printing are disclosed. The handheld device comprises a print head, a graphical screen and at least one positioning sensor that co-operates with a micro controller circuit. The print head can be moved by hand directly to the... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6847534 | High density dynamic ternary-CAM memory architecture A ternary CAM memory device is disclosed which comprises a pair of complementary compare lines, a pair of complementary bit lines, and a unique four transistor two capacitor circuit. ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6818821 | Electromagnetic wave absorption material and an associated device An electromagnetic wave absorption material includes a dispersions of at least one of the materials: a multi-layer hollow globule of carbon, a schungite carbon, and the schungite ore; mixed into a matter having a high electrical resistivity. The invention is further... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6812571 | Low capacitance wiring layout and method for making same Integrated circuits having multi-level wiring layouts designed to inhibit the capacitive-resistance effect, and a method for fabricating such integrated circuits, is described. The integrated circuits have at least two planes of wiring adjacent to each other and ext... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6795367 | Layout technique for address signal lines in decoders including stitched blocks A decoder block includes a number of generic blocks stitched together. The generic blocks have an address line layout that enables the decoders to be addressed with a reduced number of signal lines. ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6791858 | Power reduction in CMOS imagers by trimming of master current reference A CMOS imager has a programmable current multiplication stage provided between a master current reference and the analog circuitry. The master current of each chip can be stored on-chip, for example, in a fuse-type ROM during production testing. By programming the c... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6780115 | Method and system for intraoperatively revising the length of fracture fixation screws The length of a bone fracture fixation screw may be intraoperatively adjusted with the aid of a cutting jig that includes a measuring block which is slidable along a rail adjacent a measuring scale and a holding block to facilitate cutting the distal end of the scre... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6773601 | Method for the removal of particulate matter from aqueous suspension Method for the removal of particulate matter from aqueous suspension comprising steps of establishing value of pH and of Zeta potential of particles in the suspension; providing a porous filter having a membrane layer consisting of at least a metal-oxide with a Zeta... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6769360 | Electronic stamp An electronic stamp or method for performing stamps where one or several sets of phototransistors (8), with associated light emitting diodes (9), are mounted on a print head (3) that is hand-operated along beams (5) with the aid of a leve... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6771582 | Control dial and optical disk apparatus having the control dial An optical disk apparatus comprising a control dial unit having a jog dial and a shuttle dial which is concentrically mounted outside the jog dial is provided to solve the problem that when operating the jog dial, the shuttle dial in proximity of the jog dial is als... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6766952 | SIM card carrier A carrier for at least one integrated circuit chip card or memory card, such as a plug-in sized SIM card, is preferably formed as a detachable cover fitted to or attached to the housing or battery pack of a portable electronic device. For example, the cover may be f... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6765313 | Series connected light string with filament shunting A string set of series-connected incandescent bulbs in which substantially all of the bulb filaments in the set are individually provided with a shunt circuit which includes a voltage responsive switch which is inoperative during normal operation of the string set w... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6756606 | Apparatus and method for marking defective sections of laminate substrates A method and apparatus is provided to identify defective laminate objects or package substrates having mounting sites for integrated circuit dies during the package substrate fabrication process. A hole is drilled or punched within the boundary of an individual pack... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6750172 | Nanometer engineering of metal-support catalysts A method of forming a catalyst body by forming a first layer of hemispherical grain polysilicon over a substrate, and oxidizing at least a portion of the first layer to form a second layer of silica. Additionally, forming a third layer of nitride material over the s... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6746307 | Method for re-profiling at least one running surface of a rail, and corresponding device The invention relates to a method for re-profiling the running surface of a rail, preferably the convex portion of the rail head cross-profile of a rail, especially a railway rail, by peripheral milling. The aim of the invention is to obtain a profile that meets the... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6746522 | High molecular weight polymer additive for coating and protective products An ultrahigh molecular weight polymer, such as ultrahigh molecular weight polyisobutylene, is used as an additive to enhance the coating properties of a solvent. The polyisobutylene has a molecular weight of at least 2.5-3.0 million daltons, preferably greater than ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6744654 | High density dynamic ternary-CAM memory architecture A ternary CAM memory device is disclosed which comprises a pair of complementary compare lines, a pair of complementary bit lines, and a unique four transistor two capacitor circuit. ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6745268 | Capacitive multidrop bus compensation The signal integrity of a high speed heavily loaded multidrop memory bus is often degraded due the numerous impedance mismatches. The impedance mismatches causes the bus to exhibit a nonlinear frequency response, which diminishes signal integrity and limits the band... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6733529 | Method of loading tendons into the knee A surgical method for loading ligament grafts into a joint. A longitudinal socket formed in a bone is intersected by a transverse pin. A flexible strand is drawn with the pin through the bone. A looped portion of the strand is diverted so as to protrude out of the e... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6730980 | Multi-trench region for accumulation of photo-generated charge in a CMOS imager A multiple-trench photosensor for use in a CMOS imager having an improved charge capacity. The multi-trench photosensor may be either a photogate or photodiode structure. The multi-trench photosensor provides the photosensitive element with an increased surface area... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6730285 | Production of hydrogen and carbon monoxide containing synthesis gas by partial oxidation A process for the preparation of a synthesis gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide by a combination of catalytic partial oxidation and further an autothermal reforming process, comprising (a) providing separate streams of predetermined proportions of a ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6726851 | Process for carrying out non-adiabatic catalytic reactions Process for carrying out non-adiabatic reactions comprising the steps of: introducing in parallel a first stream of reactants into a first reaction space and a second stream of reactants into a second reaction space; at reaction conditions contacting t... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6723876 | Process for the integrated preparation of ammonia and urea Process for the combined preparation of urea and ammonia reactant by steps of providing ammonia synthesis gas containing carbon dioxide and conversion of the synthesis gas to the ammonia reactant, reacting the ammonia reactant with the carbon dioxide in the synthesi... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6721221 | Sense amplifier and architecture for open digit arrays A method and apparatus are described which provide a memory device with sense amplifiers extending in a first direction and corresponding digit lines extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. A pair of complementary digit lines may origin... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6720655 | Multilevel interconnect structure with low-k dielectric A multilevel interconnect structure with a low-k dielectric constant is fabricated in an integrated circuit structure by the steps of depositing a layer of photoresist on a substrate assembly, etching the photoresist to form openings, forming a metal layer on the ph... | 04/13/2004 |
| D488258 | Hair clip | 04/06/2004 |
| 6716234 | High strength suture material A high strength abrasion resistant surgical suture material with improved tie down characteristics. The suture features a multifilament cover formed of braided strands of ultra high molecular weight long chain polyethylene and polyester. The cover surrounds a core f... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6713992 | Method and apparatus for power supply capable of effectively reducing a power consumption A power supply apparatus includes a DC-to-DC converter performing a voltage conversion converting a voltage of a source power supplied from a direct current power source to a first predetermined voltage lower than the voltage of the source power and a voltage regula... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6713246 | Method of producing interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in a syringe filled with blood The present invention relates to a method for producing interleukin-1 receptor antagonists, a prophylatically or therapeutically effective protein. A syringe is filled with a body fluid and incubated. The prophylatically or therapeutically effective protein is then ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6713350 | Method to remove an oxide seam along gate stack edge, when nitride space formation begins with an oxide liner surrounding gate stack An exposed top end of a vertical oxide spacer is removed, and a nitride layer is deposited in an amount sufficient to replace the removed portion prior to exposing a memory device to a self align contact etch process. The nitride layer may be used to prevent a short... | 03/30/2004 |
